90-day burn ban goes into effect in Taylor Couty

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Taylor County residents are now under a three-month burn ban after County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to prohibit outdoor burning due to humid and windy weather conditions.

The ban does not affect the sale or use of fireworks. Welders with fire extinguishing equipment and individuals in public utility, natural gas pipeline or mining operation professions are exempt from the ban. Check the county’s website, www.taylorcountytexas.org, for the full list of exemptions.

This is the county’s first burn ban since September, when cooler temperatures and 1.11 inches of rain in Abilene prompted the court to lift its ban. There were 100 out of 254 Texas counties (13 of which are in the Big Country) with burn bans in effect Tuesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

The court agreed that the high wind gusts and 60 degree-plus weather in this week’s forecast are ingredients for potential wildfires. Sheriff Ricky Bishop said fires were reported Sunday in Tuscola because of the weather.

“I like to head off the problem before we get there,” Bishop told the court, supporting the ban.